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US7180838B2
US7180838B2 US10/389,933 US38993303A US7180838B2 US 7180838 B2 US7180838 B2 US 7180838B2 US 38993303 A US38993303 A US 38993303A US 7180838 B2 US7180838 B2 US 7180838B2
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  • the present invention relates to an optical pickup apparatus, and more particularly, to an optical pickup apparatus in which the productivity and efficiency of light are improved by reducing the number of parts thereof.
  • FIG. 1 shows a conventional compatible optical pickup apparatus which records/reproduces data with respect to a disc.
  • the optical pickup apparatus includes a first light holder 105 and a second light holder 115 .
  • the first light holder 105 includes a first light source 100 which emits a light beam having a wavelength of about 650 nm and a first grating 103 which divides the light beam from the first light source 100 into three light beams to facilitate a servo tracking or a servo focusing.
  • the first light source 100 and the first grating 103 are integrally formed.
  • the second holder 115 includes a second light source 110 which emits a light beam having a wavelength of about 780 nm and a second grating 113 which divides the light beam from the second light source 110 into three light beams to facilitate a servo tracking or a servo focusing.
  • the second light source 115 and the second grating 113 are integrally formed.
  • the first light holder 105 and the second light holder 115 are independently arranged at different positions.
  • the first light source 100 is used for a disc 107 such as a DVD having a relatively thin thickness while the second light source 100 is used for a disc 117 such as a CD having a relatively thick thickness.
  • the light beam emitted from the first light source 100 is reflected by a first beam splitter 120 , passes through a second beam splitter 123 , and proceeds toward the relatively thin disc 107 . Then, the light beam is reflected by the relatively thin disc 107 , passes through the first and second beam splitters 120 and 123 , and is received by a photodetector 130 .
  • a reflection mirror 125 which changes paths of the light beams emitted from the first and second light sources 100 and 110 , a collimating lens 127 which makes an incident light beam parallel, and an objective lens 129 which focuses the incident light beam onto the disk 107 / 117 are provided on an optical path between the second beam splitter 123 and the disc 107 / 117 .
  • the light beam emitted from the second light source 110 passes through the second grating 113 , is sequentially reflected by the second beam splitter 123 and the reflection mirror 125 , and passes through the collimating lens 127 and the objective lens 129 , thus forming a light spot on the relatively thick disc 117 . Then, the light reflected by the relatively thick disc 117 passes through the objective lens 129 and the collimating lens 127 , is reflected by the reflection mirror 125 , passes through the second and first beam splitters 123 and 120 , and is received by the photodetector 130 .
  • the first and second beam splitters 120 and 123 respectively split the light beams emitted from the first and second light sources 100 and 110 into approximately 50:50 and use only 50% of the received light, so that the efficiency of light is very low.
  • An astigmatism lens 132 is provided between the first beam splitter 120 and the photodetector 130 .
  • the astigmatism lens 132 does not have a uniform curvature, but has different curvatures in vertical and horizontal directions to generate an astigmatism.
  • the astigmatism lens 132 is arranged at an angle in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first beam splitter 120 is inclined, such that the size of the light beam focused on the photodetector 130 is increased by the interaction with the collimating lens 129 , and a coma aberration generated with respect to the light beam that passes through the first beam splitter 120 , is increased.
  • the curvatures of a lens surface in the vertical and horizontal directions are formed to be different from each other to generate the astigmatism.
  • a focusing error is detected in an astigmatism method by using the astigmatism generated as described above.
  • the light beams emitted from the first and second light sources 100 and 110 are respectively divided into three light beams by the first and second gratings 103 and 113 .
  • a focusing error is detected by using the three light beams in a differential push-pull method with respect to the relatively thin disc 107 and in a three-beam method or push-pull method with respect to the relatively thick disc 117 . Since the differential push-pull method, the three-beam method, and the push-pull method are well-known techniques in the art, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted herein.
  • CDs and DVDs can be compatibly recorded/reproduced by a single pickup apparatus having the above structure.
  • the conventional optical pickup apparatus has a separate light source and a separate grating for a CD and for a DVD, as well as two beam splitters, the number of parts increases. Therefore, the cost is raised, and portions of the pickup apparatus require numerous adjustments for an optical alignment. Accordingly, the productivity is lowered and a fraction defective is relatively high compared to a case having less number of parts.
  • parts adopted in an optical pickup apparatus are designed according to a focal distance and optical length of a lens, and positions of the respective optical parts are determined accordingly thereafter.
  • an allowance in design or manufacture is unavoidably generated at the respective parts.
  • a motor which rotates a disc and chips may be presented in a layer where the optical pickup apparatus is installed.
  • heat is generated from the motor or chips during a reproduction of a disc.
  • the internal temperature rises up to 60° C. even though a fan to cool the heat is installed.
  • parts inside the conventional pickup apparatus are attached by a UV bond, a portion attached by the UV bond is twisted or bulged by the high temperature. Accordingly, positions of the optical parts change and they are deviated from an optical axis so that the signal reproduction performance is lowered.
  • it is necessary to reduce the portions, where the parts are attached by the UV bond by reducing the number of parts in the optical pickup apparatus.
  • a reflectance ratio of a light beam of a recordable disc is low due to its material, compared to a read-only disc. Accordingly, since the quantity of light that is reflected is small, it is disadvantageous in terms of detecting a signal, and the signal detection is affected more by noise. Thus, a light source used for a recordable disc must have a higher power than that of a light source used for a read-only disc. To increase optical power, as shown in FIG. 2B , a single mode laser light source is used. However, while the single mode laser light source may be effective in increasing the optical power, it is disadvantageous in terms of removing the effect by noise.
  • a multi-mode laser light source is used.
  • a multi-mode laser light source having a high optical power for use as a laser light source having a wavelength of 780 nm has been developed.
  • an HFM high-frequency modulation
  • an electromagnetic shielding apparatus is necessarily added to protect the human body from the high frequency. This in turn increases the number of parts, and the dimension of an apparatus having the same is increased.
  • care is not taken to completely shield the high frequency, a user may be exposed to a very dangerous situation.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an optical pickup apparatus having a multi-purpose grating which is commonly used by first and second light sources.
  • Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide an optical pickup apparatus having a polarizing beam splitter and a 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate which improves the efficiency of light and provides an adaptability to a birefringence disc.
  • an optical pickup apparatus for recording/reproducing with respect to a disc, comprising a light source module which emits a light beam, a beam splitter which reflects or transmits the light beam emitted from the light source module, an objective lens which focuses the light beam passing through the beam splitter onto the disc, and a photodetector which receives and detects the light beam reflected by the disc, wherein the light source module includes a first light source and a second light source that emit first and second light beams having different wavelengths and are formed into a single module.
  • the optical pickup apparatus further comprises a first grating which divides the first light beam emitted from the first light source into three beams of the first light beam and transmits the second light beam emitted from the second light source, and a second grating which transmits the first light beam emitted from the first light source and divides the second light beam emitted from the second light source into three beams of the second light beam.
  • the first and second gratings may be integrally formed.
  • the optical pickup apparatus may further comprise a collimating lens which makes the light beam parallel, and is provided between the beam splitter and the objective lens.
  • the photodetector may comprise a first photodetector which detects the first light beam and a second photodetector which detects the second light beam.
  • the first photodetector may comprise a main photodetector having a main four-division structure and sub-photodetectors, each having a sub four-division structure, arranged at both sides of the main photodetector.
  • a depth of a pattern of the first grating may be 1.51 ⁇ m and a depth of a pattern of the second grating may be 1.23 ⁇ m.
  • another optical pickup apparatus for recording/reproducing with respect to a disc, comprising a light source module which emits a light beam, a polarizing beam splitter which selectively reflects or transmits the light beam emitted from the light source module according to a direction in which the light beam is polarized, a 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate which converts a polarization of the light beam passing through the polarizing beam splitter, an objective lens which focuses the light beam passing through the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate onto the disc, and a photodetector which receives and detects the light beam reflected by the disc, wherein the light source module includes a first light source and a second light source that emits first and second light beams having different wavelengths and are formed into a single module.
  • the optical pickup apparatus further comprises a first grating which divides the first light beam emitted from the first light source into three beams of the first light beam and transmits the second light beam emitted from the second light source, and a second grating which transmits the first light beam emitted from the first light source and divides the second light beam emitted from the second light source into three beams of the second light beam.
  • FIG. 1 is a view illustrating the configuration of a conventional optical pickup apparatus
  • FIG. 2A is a graph showing a multi-mode of a laser light source
  • FIG. 2B is a graph showing a single mode of a laser light source
  • FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the configuration of an optical pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a view showing a pattern of a typical grating
  • FIG. 5 is a graph showing a change in the quantity of light according to a depth of a pattern, by a wavelength of a light source, in a grating used in the optical pickup apparatus of FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a view illustrating the configuration of an optical pickup apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a multi-purpose grating adopted in the optical pickup apparatus of FIG. 6 ;
  • FIGS. 8A through 8E are views showing various examples of a photodetector adopted in an optical pickup apparatuses according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows an optical pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the optical pickup apparatus includes a light source module 1 having first and second light sources 3 and 5 , for light beams having different wavelengths, a beam splitter 10 which reflects or transmits a light beam emitted from the light source module 1 to change an optical path thereof, an objective lens 15 which focuses the light beam reflected by the beam splitter 10 on a relatively thin disc 17 or a relatively thick disc 18 , and a photodetector 23 which receives and detects the light beam reflected by the discs 17 and 18 .
  • the first light source 3 and the second light source 5 are mounted on a mount 2 .
  • the first light source 3 is, for example, a laser diode which emits a light beam having a 650 nm wavelength, and is used for the relatively thin disc 17 , for example, a DVD.
  • the second light source 5 is, for example, a laser diode which emits a light beam having a 780 nm wavelength, and is used for the relatively thick disc 18 , for example, a CD.
  • the first and second light sources 3 and 5 are arranged to be separated by, for example, about (110 ⁇ 2) ⁇ m.
  • a first grating 7 which divides the light beam emitted from the first light source 3 into three beams and a second grating 8 which divides the light beam emitted from the second light source 5 into three beams are provided on an optical path between the light source module 1 and the beam splitter 10 .
  • the first grating 7 is manufactured to transmit over 90% of the light beam emitted from the second light source 5 .
  • the second grating 8 is manufactured to transmit over 90% of the light beam emitted from the first light source 3 .
  • m denotes the order of diffraction
  • T denotes the period of a diffraction pattern 25
  • n 0 denotes the refractive index of air
  • n denotes the refractive index of a grating
  • d denotes the depth of the diffraction pattern 25
  • ⁇ denotes the wavelength of a light source.
  • the efficiency of diffraction is changed by, for example, changing the depth d of the pattern of a grating.
  • the Equation 1 is calculated by substituting 1 ⁇ 2 for a, and FIG. 5 shows a change in the quantity of light according to a change in the depth d of the pattern of the grating.
  • An optimal depth d of the first and second gratings 7 and 8 adopted in the optical pickup apparatus according to the present invention can be determined from the graph of FIG. 5 .
  • first and second gratings 7 and 8 are arranged on the optical path between the light source module 1 and the beam splitter 10 , a first light beam I and a second light beam 11 emitted from the first and second light sources 3 and 5 , respectively, all pass through the first and second gratings 7 and 8 .
  • the first and second gratings 7 and 8 selectively divide light corresponding thereto into three beams and transmit 90% or more with respect to the other light.
  • the first light beam I passing through the first grating 7 is divided into three beams, that is, a ⁇ 1 st order light beam, a 0 th order light beam, and a +1 st order light beam in a ratio of 1:5:1.
  • the divided first light beam I passes through the second grating 8 90% or more, for example, 95%, of the light passes through the second grating 8 .
  • the second light source 5 for example, a laser diode for a CD
  • 90% or more, for example, 95%, of the second light beam 11 passes through the first grating 7 .
  • the second light beam 11 passing through the second grating 8 is divided into three beams, that is, a ⁇ 1 st order light, a 0 th order light, and a +1 st order light in a ratio of 1:5:1.
  • the depth d of the pattern of a grating satisfying the above conditions is obtained with reference to the graph of FIG. 5 .
  • the depth d of the pattern of the first grating 7 and the depth d of the pattern of the second grating 8 may be set to 1.51 ⁇ m and 1.23 ⁇ m, respectively.
  • the diffraction efficiency ratio according to the depth d of a pattern of a grating, where conventional gratings for a CD and a DVD are arranged along different optical paths, is shown in Table 3 to compare with the grating of the present invention.
  • the present invention a structure that is different from a conventional optical pickup is presented, as the first and second light sources 3 and 5 are formed into a single module, and the corresponding first and second gratings 7 and 8 are arranged along the same optical path.
  • the first and second gratings 7 and 8 are independently formed, it is understood that the first and second gratings 7 and 8 may be integrally formed (as shown in FIG. 6 ).
  • the number of parts in the optical pickup apparatus of the present invention can be reduced by forming light sources for light beams having different wavelengths into a single module and integrating gratings into a single multi-purpose grating.
  • Each of the light beams corresponding to the first and second light sources 3 and 5 is divided into three beams, reflected by the disc 17 or 18 , and detected by the photodetector 23 .
  • a tracking error detection and a focus error detection are performed, which will be described below.
  • the light beams reflected by the beam splitter 10 proceed to the objective lens 15 .
  • a collimating lens 13 may be provided, as shown in FIG. 3 , before the objective lens 15 to make the light beams parallel.
  • the light beams are focused by the objective lens 15 onto the disc 17 or 18 . Accordingly, the optical pickup apparatus according to the present invention can be compatibly used for both the relatively thin disc 17 , for example, a DVD, and the relatively thick disc 18 , for example, a CD.
  • the light beams reflected by the disc 17 or 18 , passing through the objective lens 15 and the collimating lens 13 , and transmitted by the beam splitter 10 are converted into electrical signals by the photodetector 23 .
  • a concave lens or an astigmatism lens 20 can be provided, as shown in FIG. 3 , between the beam splitter 10 and the photodetector 23 .
  • the size of a light spot formed on the photodetector 23 can be adjusted by controlling the thickness of the beam splitter 10 .
  • the size of a light spot can be adjusted by changing the focal distance of the concave lens or the astigmatism lens 20 .
  • FIG. 6 shows an optical pickup apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the optical pickup apparatus includes an optical module 31 having a first light source 33 and a second light source 35 , which emit light beams having different wavelengths and are integrally formed into a single module, a polarizing beam splitter 40 which transmits or reflect a light beam emitted from the light source module 31 according to a polarization direction, a 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 which changes a polarization state of the light beam whose optical path is changed by the polarizing beam splitter 40 , an objective lens 45 which focuses the light beam passing through the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 onto the disc 17 or 18 , and a photodetector 43 which receives the light beam reflected by the disc 17 or 18 and passing through the objective lens 45 , the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 , and the polarizing beam splitter 40 .
  • the optical pickup apparatus according to the present invention can be compatibly used, as a compatible optical pickup apparatus, for discs having different thickness.
  • the present optical pickup apparatus can be used for both discs 17 and 18 formed of a relatively thin disc, for example, a DVD, and a relatively thick disc, for example, a CD.
  • the optical module 31 is manufactured by incorporating the first light source 33 which emits a first light beam I and the second light source 35 which emits a second light beam 11 having a different wavelength from that of the first light beam I into a single package.
  • the first light source 33 is, for example, a laser diode which emits a light beam having a wavelength of, for example, 650 nm to read the relatively thin disc 17 .
  • the second light source 35 is, for example, a laser diode which emits a light beam having a wavelength of, for example, 780 nm to read the relatively thick disc 18 .
  • a multi-purpose grating 36 is provided on an optical path between the light source module 31 and the polarizing beam splitter 40 .
  • the multi-purpose grating 36 can be used for both of the first and second light sources 33 and 35 .
  • FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of the multi-purpose grating 36 .
  • a first pattern 37 which divides the light beam emitted from the first light source 33 into three beams and simultaneously transmits 90% or more of the light beam emitted from the second light source 35 is formed on a surface 36 a of the multi-purpose grating 36 .
  • a second pattern 38 which transmits 90% or more of the light beam emitted from the first light source 33 and simultaneously divides the light beam emitted from the second light source 35 into three beams is formed on another surface 36 b of the multi-purpose grating 36 .
  • the above conditions are similar to those adopted in the first and second gratings 7 and 8 of FIG. 3 .
  • the multi-purpose grating 36 is integrally formed of the first grating 7 and the second grating 8 .
  • the depth d of the first pattern 37 is 1.51 ⁇ m and the depth d of the second pattern 38 is 1.23 ⁇ m.
  • the opposite formation is possible.
  • the gratings for a CD and a DVD can be formed integrally.
  • the light beam emitted from the first light source 33 passes through the surface 36 a of the multi-purpose grating 36 , the light beam is divided into three beams, that is, into ⁇ 1 st order, 0 th order, and +1 st order light beams in a ratio of 1:5:1. Then, 90% or more, for example, 95% or more, of the above divided light beams is transmitted while passing through the another surface 36 b of the grating 36 .
  • the light beam emitted from the second light source 35 passes through the surface 36 a of the multi-purpose grating 36 .
  • 90% or more, for example, 95% or more, of the above light beam is transmitted.
  • the above light beam passes through the another surface 36 b of the grating 36 , the light beam is divided into three beams, that is, into ⁇ 1 st order, 0 th order, and +1 st order light beams in a ratio of 1:5:1.
  • a light beam divided into three beams by the multi-purpose grating 36 is incident upon the polarizing beam splitter 40 .
  • the polarizing beam splitter 40 reflects or transmits the incident light according to a direction in which the incident light is polarized.
  • the polarizing beam splitter 40 transmits a P polarized beam and reflects an S polarized beam and vice versa.
  • the polarizing beam splitter 40 can be formed to reflect 95% or more of the light beam emitted from the light source.
  • the state of polarization of the incident light changes.
  • a light beam of an S polarization is emitted from the light source module 31
  • the polarization of the light beam changes to a circular polarization.
  • the light beam having the changed polarization passes through the objective lens 45 and is focused on the disc 17 or 18 .
  • the polarization of the light beam changes to a P polarization.
  • 95% or more of the S polarization beam is first reflected by the polarizing beam splitter 40 .
  • the light beam emitted from the light source module 31 is incident upon the disc 17 or 18 as a circular polarization beam by the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 , regardless of whether the light beam is a P polarization or S polarization. Since the circular polarization beam has a stronger overcoming force to a birefringence than a linearly polarized beam, the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 assists in increasing a corresponding force to a disk having a large birefringence.
  • a reflection mirror 42 , and a collimating lens 43 which makes the light beam parallel can be provided between the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 and the disc 17 or 18 , as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the reflection mirror 42 to change an optical path of the light beam perpendicular, the overall thickness of the optical pickup apparatus can be reduced, so as to produce a slim optical pickup apparatus.
  • a lens 47 such as a concave lens or astigmatism lens can be provided between the polarizing beam splitter 40 and the photodetector 50 , as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the light source module 31 and the multi-purpose grating 36 are provided in the optical pickup apparatus, the overall number of parts of the optical pickup apparatus can be reduced. Also, the efficiency of light can be maximized by using the polarizing beam splitter 40 and the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 . Thus, while an additional high frequency apparatus is adopted by a conventional single mode laser diode, for a DVD, to increase the quantity of light, such a high frequency apparatus is not needed in the present invention. Since the efficiency of light of a light source is maximized in the present invention, where a multi-mode laser diode is used, a sufficient quantity of light can be secured.
  • the light beam reflected by the disc 17 or 18 passes through the objective lens 45 , the 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate 41 and the polarizing beam splitter 40 , and is received by a photodetector 50 .
  • the following description about the photodetector 50 can be commonly applied to photodetectors 23 of FIG. 3 .
  • each of the photodetectors 23 and 50 includes a first photodetector corresponding to the first light source 3 / 23 and a second photodetector corresponding to the second light source 5 / 35 .
  • FIGS. 8A through 8E show examples of the photodetector 23 / 50 adopted in the present invention.
  • a first photodetector 51 is formed of a main detector 51 a having a main four-division structure and a pair of sub-photodetectors 51 b and 51 c , each having a sub four-division structure, arranged at both sides of the main photodetector 51 a .
  • Three beams diffracted by the gratings 7 and 8 , or the grating 36 are detected by the first photodetector 51 so as to perform a servo tracking and a servo focusing.
  • the first photodetector 51 can be used for a DVD.
  • TES (( A+D ) ⁇ ( B+C )) ⁇ G ((( J 1 +J 4)( I 1+ I 4)) ⁇ (( J 2 +J 3)+( I 2+ I 3))) (Equation 2)
  • G is a gain applied to a detection signal of the sub-photodetectors 51 b and 51 c to detect an optimal tracking error signal, since the quantity of light of the sub-photodetectors 51 b and 51 c is smaller than that of the main photodetector 51 a .
  • the gain G can be determined according to a ratio of the quantity of light between the 0 th order light beam and the 1 st order light beam which are diffracted.
  • a signal is amplified by the differential push-pull method.
  • FES (( A+C ) ⁇ ( B+D ))+ G ((( J 1+ J 3)( I 1+ I 3)) ⁇ (( J 2 +J 4)+( I 2+ I 4))) (Equation 3)
  • the first photodetector 51 is applied to a DVD-RAM disc
  • the focusing is not influenced by the pits.
  • a phase difference of 180° is formed between the main beam and the side beam, and the effect by the pits can be reduced by adding the main beam to the side beam.
  • a second photodetector 52 is formed of a second main photodetector 52 a having a second four-division structure and second sub-photodetectors 52 b and 52 c arranged at both sides of the second main photodetector 52 a .
  • the second photodetector 52 can be used for a CD.
  • a tracking error detection signal (TES) and a focusing error detection signal (FES) are obtained as follows in a three beam method and n astigmatism method, respectively:
  • TES L ⁇ K
  • FES (( E+H ) ⁇ ( F+G )) (Equation 4b)
  • a first photodetector 53 is formed of a main photodetector 53 a having a main four-division structure and sub-photodetectors 53 b and 53 c , each having a sub four-division structure, arranged at both sides of the main photodetector 53 a .
  • the configuration of the first photodetector 53 is the same as that of the first photodetector 51 of FIG. 8A , and the tracking error detection signal and the focusing error detection signal are detected in the same manner using the equations 2 and 3.
  • a second photodetector 54 is formed of a second main photodetector 54 a having a second four-division structure and second sub-photodetectors 54 b and 54 c , each having two-division structure, arranged at both sides of the second main photodetector 54 a .
  • TES (( E+H ) ⁇ ( F+G )) ⁇ G (( L 1 + K 1 ) ⁇ ( L 2 +K 2 )) (Equation 5b)
  • a first photodetector 55 is formed of a main photodetector 55 a having a four-division structure and sub-photodetectors 55 b and 55 c , each having a two-division structure, arranged at both sides of the main photodetector 55 a .
  • a second photodetector 56 is formed of a second main photodetector 56 a having a second four-division structure and second sub-photodetectors 56 b and 56 c arranged at both sides of the second main photodetector 55 a .
  • the second photodetector 56 has the same configuration as that of the second photodetector 52 of FIG. 8A .
  • TES (( A+D ) ⁇ ( B+C )) ⁇ G (( J 1+ I 1) ⁇ ( J 2+ I 2)) (Equation 6a)
  • FES ( A+C ) ⁇ ( B+D ) (Equation 6b)
  • a first photodetector 57 is formed of a main photodetector 57 a having a four-division structure and sub-photodetectors 57 b and 57 c , each having a two-division structure, arranged at both sides of the main photodetector 57 a .
  • a second photodetector 58 is formed of a second main photodetector 58 a having a second four-division structure and second sub-photodetectors 58 b and 58 c , each having a second two-division structure, arranged at both sides of the second main photodetector 58 a .
  • the first photodetector 57 can obtain a focusing error detection signal and a tracking error detection signal by using the Equations 6a and 6b
  • the second photodetector 58 can obtain a focusing error detection signal and a tracking error detection signal by using the Equations 5a and 5b.
  • a first photodetector 59 is formed of a main photodetector 59 a having a main four-division structure and sub-photodetectors 59 b and 59 c , each having a sub four-division structure, arranged at both sides of the main photodetector 59 a .
  • a second photodetector 60 is formed of a second main photodetector 60 a having a second main four-division structure and second sub-photodetectors 60 b and 60 c , each having a second sub four-division structure, arranged at both sides of the second main photodetector 60 a .
  • the first and second photodetectors 59 and 60 have substantially the same structure.
  • a tracking error detection signal can be obtained in a differential push-pull method, and a focusing error detection signal can be obtained in a differential astigmatism method.
  • the first photodetector 59 can perform a tracking error detection and a focusing error detection by using the Equations 2 and 3.
  • the present invention includes a first photodetector corresponding to a first light source and a second photodetector corresponding to a second light source.
  • the first photodetectors 51 , 53 , 55 , 57 , and 59 shown in FIGS. 8A through 8E can be used for, for example, a DVD
  • the second photodetectors 52 , 54 , 56 , 58 , and 60 can be used for, for example, a CD.
  • An optical pickup apparatus includes a light source module in which first and second light sources that emits light beams having different wavelengths are formed into a single module. Accordingly, the number of parts of the optical pickup apparatus can be drastically reduced. By reducing the number of parts, the productivity is improved, and the reliability is improved as the deterioration of performance, due to a deterioration of a bonding of the parts during a high temperature operation, is reduced.
  • the present invention includes gratings suitable for the light source module of two wavelengths, or an integral grating for both the first and second light beams. This further reduces the number of parts of the optical pickup apparatus.
  • the structure of the present optical pickup apparatus is simplified, the assembly thereof is made easy and the production cost thereof is reduced.
  • first and second photodetectors which correspond to the first and second light sources, and using a differential push-pull method and a differential astigmatism method, a signal for a recordable disc having a low reflectance is amplified, thereby allowing a servo tracking and a servo focusing to be efficiently performed.
  • a multi-mode laser diode is used as a light source
  • recording/reproduction is possible with respect to a disc such as a DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD+RW which are recordable discs having a low reflectance.
  • a laser light source is stable.
  • the laser light source can be driven with a particular quantity of light. Either a single mode laser diode or a multi-mode laser diode can be used as a light source.

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